July and early August are the most tedious times for bird watching in Korea, when birds are mostly hidden in forests or rice paddies, not very vocal and active, the heat is scorching and the humidity overwhelming. All this was … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Birds Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation), Minjae Baek and Anneke Werthen (Hanns Seidel Foundation) Our latest trip to the rice fields along the Han River estuary (Musunsanseong to Yudo islet; rice fields West of Aegibong, … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi (Birds Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation), Minjae Baek (Hanns Seidel Foundation), Dr. Mimi Kessler, IUCN Bustard Group Leader, Eurasian Bustard Alliance, Co-Chair, Prof. Matthew Toomey, University of Tulsa (Arizona, USA) We used the occasion of … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) Editorial Assistance by Dominik Mauersberger is gratefully acknowledged. Birds Korea started – with the first rapid survey of birds in Rason in 2014 – regularly to report also about birds in … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, Birds Korea) This post is mostly about cranes – though, unfortunately, not those cranes now flying off to Northern breedings grounds, though I managed yesterday to see five late White-naped cranes as well … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Hanns Seidel Foundation and Birds Korea In slightly raining condition, and without the possibility to enter the CCZ due to the ongoing military exercises and tense situation at the border, this survey started at Siam wetland. For … read more
The protection of migratory birds is a tricky endeavor: it is not enough for them to be protected in the summering (breeding) grounds and wintering grounds, but many species of birds, who do not travel non-stop, need stop-over sites to … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Nial Moores, Minjae Baek From January 16-19, we conducted a seabird survey in Goseong, organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, conducted scientifically by Dr. Nial Moores and accompanied by Kim Eo-Jin, the most prolific Korean bird … read more
백민재, 한스 자이델 재단 한국 사무소 올겨울, 동해안을 찾아온 새들을 만나러 배에 올랐다. 겨울바람에 맞서며, 짙푸른 고성 바다의 파도 사이로 바다쇠오리, 알락쇠오리, 큰논병아리, 흰수염바다오리 등이 보이기 시작했다. 처음에는 윤슬과 새들이 헷갈리기도 하고, 저 멀리 보이는 새가 아비인지 아닌지 동정에 자신이 … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Birds Korea) A morning stroll along the Han River in very birding conditions. Though not much movement on the water, there was a pleasant mixture of winter birds in the wetland almost deserted by … read more